Like Felix the Cat, every great math tutor carries an impressive bag of tricks — and can equip students with them. Read on to discover more about this and two other essential traits for every great ACT math tutor.
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A live online live tutor offers 3 elements of successful test prep that AI can’t: psycho-emotional insight into the cause of low test scores; cheerleading steady gains; and encouragement of flagging motivation. Using case studies from her career, Dr P illustrates how a live online tutor can catalyze students’ growth.
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Not sure 🤔 whether to send official SAT score reports to colleges when you can report the scores for free on the Common App? Dr. P. has answers to this and other questions on when, why, and how to best use SAT score reports.
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Effective ACT or SAT math test prep doesn't mean taking practice test after practice test. Instead, try these three low- and no-cost habits that one of my students used to increase his SAT Math score by 200 points.
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Americans love the idea that we’re all created equal — especially around July 4. But not every 4.0 GPA was created equal — especially when that comes to math. In this post, Dr. P. takes a look at how our embrace of equality has flattened teens’ grades to the upper tier — and why this might be a bad thing for those applying to college.
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Longtime algebra tutor Dr. P. explains that there are important intellectual, academic, and psychoemotional benefits waiting for students who master algebra's challenges.
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